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Originally posted by Solent View PostScenario - Agencies, ... I get annoyed with false promises as you can tell. Monday rant over with!
Typical behaviuor of either agent or customer. They sort you into the queue and try find somebody cheaper oder better skilled. I always work with a 2-day timeout: If I have no "yes" i consider the project to be lost. Saves time.
Beofer doing so, there has never been a project coming real, where there was more than 2 days silence.
The current project had benn nogitiated within less than 30 hours starting from the first mail and a PDf-contract.Comment
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Originally posted by Solent View Post'Mobile Phone Walk' - The Sales guys who cannot stand still when talking on their mobile - They constantly have to pace backwards and forwards - gesticulating,
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostIf you knew anything about psychology, you'd understand that this is a good thing.
Hth.Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostIf you knew anything about psychology, you'd understand that this is a good thing.
Depending on my mood, I used to make a point of either walking into them, kicking them in the ankle or just hitting them with my briefcase at Euston each evening.
Cheered me up no end.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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If you knew anything about psychology, you'd understand that this is a good thingComment
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